ML19095B545
| ML19095B545 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Vermont Yankee File:NorthStar Vermont Yankee icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/03/2019 |
| From: | Campany C Windham Regional Commission |
| To: | Office of Administration |
| References | |
| 84FR9841 00006, NRC-2019-0073 | |
| Download: ML19095B545 (4) | |
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PUBLIC SUBMISSION As of: 4/5/19 6:14 AM Received: April 03, 2019 Status: Pending_Post Tracking No. 1k3-9955-42pi Comments Due: April 17, 2019 Submission Type: Web Docket: NRC-2019-0073 Agency Activities in Response to a Portion of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act Comment On: NRC-2019-0073-0001 Agency Activities in Response to a Portion of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act Document: NRC-2019-0073-DRAFT-0006 Comment on FR Doc # 2019-04960 Submitter Information Name: Chris Campany Address:
Brattleboro, VT, 05301 Email: ccampany@windhamregional.org Submitter's Representative: Chris Campany, Executive Director Organization: Windham Regional Commission Government Agency Type: Regional General Comment April 3, 2019 Office of Administration Mail Stop: TWFN7A60M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 205550001 ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff RE: Request for Public Meeting per Docket ID NRC20190073 Agency Activities in Response to a Portion of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act To whom it may concern:
I am writing on behalf of the Windham Regional Commission (WRC) to request that a public meeting be held in the Vernon/Brattleboro, Vermont area as part of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) activities to implement the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, which includes the Page 1 of 2 04/05/2019 https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=0900006483b602aa&format=xml&showorig=false SUNSI Review Complete Template = ADM-013 E-RIDS=ADM-03 ADD=Sarah Achten, Marlaya Vaater, Bruce Watson COMMENT (6)
PUBLICATION DATE:
3/18/2019 CITATION 84 FR 9841
development of a report identifying best practices for establishment and operation of local community advisory boards associated with decommissioning activities, including lessons learned from existing boards.
The Town of Vernon is the host municipality of the Vermont Yankee (VY) Nuclear Power Station, and adjoining Town of Brattleboro is home to other VY support facilities. The Windham Region contains both towns, as well as the four other emergency planning zone towns within the State of Vermont. The WRC has a seat on the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (NDCAP), though we are submitting this request on our own behalf.
The WRC is the Regional Planning Commission for the region of the state that hosts Vermont Yankee. The Commission is a political subdivision of the State of Vermont, comprised of town-appointed commissioners from the 23 towns of Windham County, the towns of Readsboro, Searsburg and Winhall in Bennington County, and the town of Weston in Windsor County. Our mission is to assist the towns of the region with effective local governance and to work collaboratively with them to address regional issues. In the absence of county government we provide an essential link between local, state and federal government. Vermont Yankee was a major employer and an outsized source of earned income within the region, as well as a source of volunteers and philanthropy. The socioeconomic impacts of its operation and closure have been of major regional significance. Because of its regional significance, the WRC has been very engaged in a number of issues related to Vermont Yankee, including radiological emergency planning, Vermont Public Utility Commission dockets, and NDCAP (I currently serve as Chair).
The meetings of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel are held in Vernon and Brattleboro, and attract interested citizens from throughout the area, including Massachusetts and New Hampshire. As one of the first (if not the first) community advisory boards formed during the new merchant plant decommissioning era, both panelists and community members at large can share lessons-learned since NDCAPs creation by the state legislature in 2014. We are also in close proximity to the site of Yankee Rowe (about 35 miles or an hours drive), so the NRC could benefit from input from that plants long-serving advisory board.
Thank you for considering this request. We would be happy to assist you with the identification of appropriate meeting locations in the area. Please contact me should you have any questions.
Sincerely, Chris Campany, Executive Director Attachments NRC-2019-0073 Request for Public Meeting-WRC Vermont Page 2 of 2 04/05/2019 https://www.fdms.gov/fdms/getcontent?objectId=0900006483b602aa&format=xml&showorig=false
139 Main Street, Suite 505 / Brattleboro, VT 05301 / Phone: 802-257-4547 / Fax 802-254-6383 www.windhamregional.org April 3, 2019 Office of Administration Mail Stop: TWFN-7-A60M U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff RE: Request for Public Meeting per Docket ID NRC-2019-0073 Agency Activities in Response to a Portion of the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act To whom it may concern:
I am writing on behalf of the Windham Regional Commission (WRC) to request that a public meeting be held in the Vernon/Brattleboro, Vermont area as part of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) activities to implement the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act, which includes the development of a report identifying best practices for establishment and operation of local community advisory boards associated with decommissioning activities, including lessons learned from existing boards. The Town of Vernon is the host municipality of the Vermont Yankee (VY) Nuclear Power Station, and adjoining Town of Brattleboro is home to other VY support facilities. The Windham Region contains both towns, as well as the four other emergency planning zone towns within the State of Vermont. The WRC has a seat on the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel (NDCAP), though we are submitting this request on our own behalf.
The WRC is the Regional Planning Commission for the region of the state that hosts Vermont Yankee.
The Commission is a political subdivision of the State of Vermont, comprised of town-appointed commissioners from the 23 towns of Windham County, the towns of Readsboro, Searsburg and Winhall in Bennington County, and the town of Weston in Windsor County. Our mission is to assist the towns of the region with effective local governance and to work collaboratively with them to address regional issues. In the absence of county government we provide an essential link between local, state and federal government. Vermont Yankee was a major employer and an outsized source of earned income within the region, as well as a source of volunteers and philanthropy. The socioeconomic impacts of its operation and closure have been of major regional significance. Because of its regional significance, the
139 Main Street, Suite 505 / Brattleboro, VT 05301 / Phone: 802-257-4547 / Fax 802-254-6383 www.windhamregional.org WRC has been very engaged in a number of issues related to Vermont Yankee, including radiological emergency planning, Vermont Public Utility Commission dockets, and NDCAP (I currently serve as Chair).
The meetings of the Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel are held in Vernon and Brattleboro, and attract interested citizens from throughout the area, including Massachusetts and New Hampshire. As one of the first (if not the first) community advisory boards formed during the new merchant plant decommissioning era, both panelists and community members at large can share lessons-learned since NDCAPs creation by the state legislature in 2014. We are also in close proximity to the site of Yankee Rowe (about 35 miles or an hours drive), so the NRC could benefit from input from that plants long-serving advisory board.
Thank you for considering this request. We would be happy to assist you with the identification of appropriate meeting locations in the area. Please contact me should you have any questions.
Sincerely, Chris Campany, Executive Director